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The Manipulation of Choice: Ethics and Libertarian Paternalism

English

By (author): M. White

This timely book makes a forceful argument that the analyses from behavioral economists are incomplete, the policies advocated by libertarian paternalists are misguided and unethical, and both actually reinforce the cognitive biases and dysfunctions that motivate 'nudges' in the first place. In a lighthearted manner, the author points out critical flaws in the way economists model decision-making, how behavioral economics failed to correct them, and how they led to the problems with libertarian paternalism and nudges. Sprinkled throughout with anecdotes, examples, and references to a wide range of scholarly literature, this new volume argues against the use of paternalistic nudges by the government and makes a positive case for individual choice and autonomy.

This book is part of White's triptych on individualism and society, which includes The Illusion of Well-Being and The Decline of the Individual.
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Feb 2013
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781137287755

About M. White

Mark D. White is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the College of Staten Island City University of New York USA where he teaches courses in philosophy economics and law. He is the author of four books including The Illusion of Well-Being (2014) and The Manipulation of Choice (2013) plus over forty journal articles and book chapters in the intersections between his three fields. He has also edited or co-edited a number of books including Retributivism (2011) The Thief of Time (with Chrisoula Andreou 2010) and Theoretical Foundations of Law and Economics (2009) and he is the editor of the Perspectives from Social Economics series at Palgrave Macmillan.

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